Standard Lemma guide

strangulate

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/ æ-raising
  • /ˈstɹɛ̃ŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/ æ-raising
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R AE1 NG G Y AH0 L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To strangle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To stop flow through a vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

become constricted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The hernia will strangulate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: constrict, constringe, narrow

4

verb

Meaning 4

constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press

5

verb

Meaning 5

kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he tried to strangle his opponent
  • A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strangle, throttle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kill

Narrower terms: garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag

History

Etymology

From Latin strangulō.